''Uptown'': Neighborhood at the foot of Queen Anne Hill, just west of Seattle Center and north of downtown.

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''Uptown'': Neighborhood at the foot of Queen Anne Hill, just west of Seattle Center and north of downtown. Also known as Lower Queen Anne

== Coffee Talk ==

== Coffee Talk ==

Revision as of 17:20, 13 January 2007

Places

The Ave: University Way (formerly 14th Avenue NE); Retail center of the University District

Belltown: Neighborhood at the north end of downtown which is home to many small music clubs, art bars, and other cool hip places. Centered on Bell Street and 2nd Avenue.

The Box the Space Needle Came In: Seafirst Building (1001 4th Avenue). The first of the giant rectangular skyscrapers built downtown.

Burke Gilman: The Burke Gilman Trail, a former rail line that has been converted to a pedestrian/biking trail. Runs from Fremont along the Ship Canal and Lake Washington to the northern suburb of Kenmore

The Center: Seattle Center. Grounds of the 1962 World's Fair and home of the Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Pacific Science Center, Key Arena, McCaw Hall and other entertainment venues.

The Counterbalance: Queen Anne Avenue running up South Queen Anne Hill. At the turn of the century, there was a counterbalance trolley that went along this route. Locals refer to a place being at the top or the bottom of the Counterbalance.

The Eastside: Depending on the context either refers to the suburbs east of Lake Washington -- e.g., Kirkland, Bellevue, Mercer Island and Redmond -- or Washington State east of the Cascade Mountains. Often used in a derogatory manner.

The Freeway: Always refers to Interstate-5. Other highways are typically referred to by their numbers or location.

Fremont: North central Seattle neighborhood that calls itself the Center of the Universe. Home to The Troll, Serials Solutions, Adobe Acrobat and Getty Images.

The Market: Pike Place Market.

Metro: Locals use the term to refer to the county bus system, but is actually the county agency that is responsible for both transit and sewer system. Not to be confused with the Paris Metro...we are not so lucky as to have a subway system.

The Mountain: Mount Rainier. Every true Seattleite knows the meaning of the phrase The Mountain is out (and also knows where to look). The point being that most of the time, it ain't.

The Pig: Bronze statue of Rachel the Pig situated at the entrance to the Market. The Pig is a popular meeting place (such as in, "I'll meet you at the Pig.").

The Rack: Nordstrom's downtown discount outlet located at 2nd and Stewart.

Sea-Tac: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Located 14 miles south of downtown; the principal airport serving the Puget Sound region. Also the name of the incorporated city surrounding the airport. Variously spelled Sea-Tac, Sea Tac and Seatac.

The Troll: A large, cement statue of a troll in the act of devouring an actual VW Beetle. The statue is located underneath the north end of the Aurora Bridge and is claimed by Fremont as its reigning deity. Also known as the Fremont Troll.

U-Dub: University of Washington. Also referred to as The U.

Uptown: Neighborhood at the foot of Queen Anne Hill, just west of Seattle Center and north of downtown. Also known as Lower Queen Anne

Coffee Talk

Seattle is known as the home of the Starbucks and the designer coffee movement. These are the words you will need to know to most easily order your coffee of choice.

Café Au Lait: Drip coffee and steamed milk. Also known as a Starbucks' Misto.

Cappuccino: Espresso with foamed milk ladled on top. You can ask for it Wet (with more milk) or Dry (with more foam).

Decaf: Decaffeinated coffee. See also Unleaded.

Double or Double Shot: Two shots of espresso.

Drip: Coffee made by means of hot water dripping through medium ground coffee. Known in the rest of the United States as 'coffee'.

Dry: Any espresso drink with foam and no steamed milk.

Espresso: Coffee made by having hot water pressed (by means of a piston or pump) through finely ground, firmly packed coffee. Typically made from Arabica beans, the resulting coffee is thicker and has a stronger, richer flavor than drip coffee. A typical serving is a one-ounce 'shot'. Saying 'expresso' will mark you as a visitor.

Grande: 16-ounce serving. Unless you specify, a Grande will have either two or three shots of espresso.

Half-Caf: Any coffee drink made with half caffeinated and half decaffeinated coffee

Iced: Any coffee drink over ice. Popular during the summer.

Latte: Also known as Caffe Latte. Espresso and steamed milk. Good baristas will swirl the steamed milk foam into an artistic pattern (similar to the shamrocks that Irish bartenders put on pints of Guinness)

Macchiato: An espresso served ('marked') with a small dollop of foam.

Misto: See Cafe au Lait.

Mocha: A Latte with chocolate. Usually chocolate syrup or powder is mixed with espresso and topped with steamed milk. The Barista will ask whether or not you want Whip.

Quad: Four shots, a double-double, in other words.

Rice Latte: A latte made with rice milk.

Short: 8-ounce serving. Called a "short" because it is shorter than a tall. If you ask for a "regular" -- you will most likely get a Tall. Unless you specify, a Short will typically have a single shot of espresso.

Shot: Equivalent to a single. A double would be two shots. Often the word 'espresso' is understood

Shot in the Dark: A drip coffee with a shot of espresso in it.

Single: An espresso drink made with one shot (approximately 3/4 - 1 ounce) of espresso.

Skinny: Any espresso drink made with non-fat milk

Soy Latte: A latte made with soy milk, instead of milk.

Tall: 12-ounce serving. Unless you specify, a Tall will typically have a double shot of espresso.

Triple: Three shots, for those for whom a double just doesn't offer enough of a jolt.

Unleaded: Another term for Decaf.

Venti: 20 oz. serving (24 oz. serving for cold drinks). Unless you specify, a Venti will typically have three shots of espresso.

Wet: Any espresso drink served with steamed milk without foam

Whip: Whipped cream.

White Mocha: A Mocha made with white cholate

Why Bother: Any espresso drink made with decaffeinated coffee and non-fat milk

With Room: With space left at top of cup for either adding cream or preventing spills

When placing your order, generally state the number of shots, drink size, drink type (including preceding adjective), any additional instructions. For example, "I'd like a...

Double Tall Decaf Latte

Single Shot [of Espresso]

Triple Wet Half-Caf Cappuccino

Double Venti Shot in the Dark

Short Why Bother with Room

Single Tall White Mocha with Whip and Cinammon

Single Tall Blond [Actually, I'm making this up, because if it's Blond, then it can't be Single, can it?]